Motsepe loses top spot on SA rich list

THE 20 richest South Africans saw their holdings increase in value over the year to March, with the biggest gains observed in the retail, health and media sectors. But mining and manufacturing continued to punish its investors.

The collective wealth of the top 20 grew 8,6 percent over the previous year and saw Shoprite's Christo Wiese knocking mining magnate  Patrice Motsepe off his perch as the richest South African.

Wiese's assets were worth close to R27,5 billion at the end of March, compared with R15,2 billion at the same time last year._This is despite a slightly smaller share portfolio -Wiese sold his stake in investment business PSG in a cash-and-share-swap deal with Steinhoff.

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